Henry II

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association with Otto III

...Holy Roman emperor Otto II and Empress Theophano, Otto III was elected German king in June 983 and crowned at Aachen in December, shortly after his father’s death. But the child king was seized by
Henry II the Quarrelsome, the deposed duke of Bavaria, in an attempt to secure the regency, if not the throne, for himself. In May 984, however, Henry was forced by the imperial diet to turn the...

history of Italy

Otto III died on Jan. 23, 1002. His body was quickly taken to Aachen (now in Germany) and laid to rest beside Charlemagne. The German princes elected the duke of Bavaria, who became
Henry II (1002–24), the last emperor of the Saxon dynasty. Notwithstanding reassurances to his German supporters of his commitment to effective rule in Germany, Henry’s view of his imperial role differed...